From Editor's Desk Law: The Public Conscience More than the kings and kingdoms, what has been prevalent since ages is the law and order they brought. Law has played an integral part of the society. Although, law has generally been misinterpreted as something to provide justice against the crimes, but what people tend to forget is it is not just that. Legal aid is something that anyone can seek. Litigation was the only law form, rather the popular form to practice law in India since decades. But with the opening of new markets and many other things, law today has not been restricted to just litigation. With this said, new arena for lawyers such as the Intellectual Property Law, or the Trade Laws, Alternative Dispute Resolution, the newly introduced Goods and Services Tax laws are some of the areas where lawyers today can practice. But, challenging the traditional litigation practices has surely been one cumbersome task, as it was not just discovering different areas of practice, but also changing people's mind-sets about law practices. The magazine features the stories of different firms, all specializing in different fields. Challenges are at every step, but these attorneys, with their unique style of tackling them, are the real winners in this pool of challenges! This issue of The Enterprise World, The Prime Leading Legal Companies to Watch 2019 features the insights of Pune City in the Upshot Metros section. Get to know, how this royal city, with a history of Peshwas, has slowly turned into an IT hub. Also get to know some interesting legal facts about businesses that you might have turned a blind eye to, in our Fact Page feature. The cover story feature is Banthia and Co. Advocates, who are Diversifying the legal profession by imparting discipline, commitment & honesty and the ability to deliver the work as fast as possible. It is also one of India's oldest and most successful law firms. Other features include Ashok Dhingra and Associates; a professional Services law Firm, Lawzgrid, merging technology and traditional law, the firm is simplifying the legal services. “Law is order, and good law is good order”- Aristotle Have a good read!
Shalmali Wadadekar